Show Salinity Control Stressed at Colo River Users Annual Meet The problem of salinity control on the Colorado River system was told to members of the Vernal Area Chamber of Commerce in its Tuesday directors director's meeting L L. L Y Y gave a report on the annual Colorado River Water Users meeting he attended last week in Las Vegas Nevada to the Vernal Chamber members The salt content of the Colorado River increases as it flows into Mexico stated Mr l It starts out at about 24 parts per million and ends up tip at over 2000 parts per million Mexico has prIor rights to the river and has expressed to President Nixon their concern over the increased salinity of the Colorado River Several solutions to the problem would be to divert known mineral streams away from tho the Colorado River system But then what do you do with it is the problem explained Mr CALIFORNIA HAS been working with high salinity water by lining canals and extensive drainage systems thermal Geo-thermal well produce highly salinity salinity sal sal- water which needs treating before it can be placed in streams EVEN CLOUD seeding was discussed at the Water Users Usel's meeting as a source of augmenting the tho needed water supply With the energy cOnw needs in the tho future especially in vcr paver generation additional addition al water will be bo needed it was emphasized em ern at al the tho annual meeting Mr 11 stated staled IN THE Vernal area urea some streams pick up as much lu us 2000 parts per pel million salt bait according to studies The Tho solution for our area is to line lino ditches and use lIse more sprinkler irrigation systems tents concluded Mr t I |